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Disney Theatrical Group and Marina Bay Sands®, together with BASE Entertainment, are proud to announce that the award-winning Broadway musical The Lion King will come to the Marina Bay Sands Theatre in September 2010. This extended engagement will join the seven other highly successful companies of The Lion King around the world in New York, London, Hamburg, Paris, Tokyo, Las Vegas and a US National Tour.

Disney's THE LION KING celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a gala performance at London's Lyceum Theatre on Sunday 18th October 2009. Former cast members along with the show's award-winning creative team gathered with a host of celebrities and friends to celebrate 10 triumphant years in the West End.

Disney Theatrical Productions and The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney's THE LION KING will go on sale to the public on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 10 a.m.

Disney's THE LION KING will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a gala performance at London's Lyceum Theatre on Sunday 18th October 2009. Former cast members along with the show's award-winning creative team will gather with a host of celebrities and friends to celebrate 10 triumphant years in the West End.

Disney's THE LION KING, San Diego's most eagerly awaited stage production ever, will leap onto the Civic Theatre stage from Tuesday, October 13 to Sunday, November 8. Press opening night is Thursday, October 15 at 7:30PM. Broadway/San Diego chats with The Lion King's head carpenter Michael Carey about bringing in the stage favorite.

The San Diego return of Disney's THE LION KING opens tonight, Thursday, October 15 at 7:30PM at San Diego Civic Theatre; for a limited engagement of four weeks, through Sunday, November 8.

Disney's THE LION KING set new box office records during its 6-week premiere engagement, ending October 11, at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage, grossing $6.2 million and entertaining more than 85,000 people, a number equal to approximately 12 percent of the state's population.

Disney's THE LION KING will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a gala performance at London's Lyceum Theatre on Sunday 18th October 2009. Former cast members along with the show's award-winning creative team will gather with a host of celebrities and friends to celebrate 10 triumphant years in the West End.

Disney's THE LION KING, San Diego's most eagerly awaited stage production ever, will leap onto the Civic Theatre stage from Tuesday, October 13 to Sunday, November 8. Press opening night is Thursday, October 15 at 7:30PM. This engagement is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris and Las Vegas.

Casting has been announced for the San Diego engagement of Disney's THE LION KING. San Diego's most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Civic Theatre stage from Tuesday, October 13 to Sunday, November 8.

Disney's THE LION KING has been confirmed for a multiple-week limited return engagement at the SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE beginning OCTOBER 13 and playing through NOVEMBER 8, 2009. This North American National Tour is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris, and Fukuoka. Opening night in San Diego is Thursday, October 15; with preview performances starting Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

The Anchorage premiere engagement of Disney's THE LION KING opens tonight, Friday, September 4 at 8pm at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement of 6 weeks through October 11, 2009.

Disney Theatrical Productions and WestCoast Entertainment will present the highly-anticipated production of Disney's THE LION KING at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. THE LION KING will begin performances on Wednesday, September 2 for a limited six-week engagement through October 11. The opening night is Friday, September 4 at 8pm.

Disney's THE LION KING, San Diego's eagerly awaited stage production, will leap onto the Civic Theatre stage from Tuesday, October 13 to Sunday, November 8. Opening night is Thursday, October 15 at 7:30PM. This engagement is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris and Las Vegas.

The North American Tour of Disney's THE LION KING celebrated its 3,000th performance at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage, AK on Sunday, October 4 becoming one of a rare few touring productions to achieve this milestone. The touring production has played 56 cities across North America and has been seen by over 7 million theatergoers and grossed over $446 million to date.

Disney Theatrical Productions and The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of Disney's THE LION KING will go on sale to the public on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 10 a.m.

Broadway's landmark musical THE LION KING has welcomed new cast members ALPHONSO ROMERO JONES II and Marquis Kofi Rodriguez ('Young Simba,) and SHEREEN PIMENTEL and SHANNON SKYE TAVAREZ ('Young Nala) to the company. Rodriguez and Pimentel made their Broadway debuts last night, September 29. Tavarez will make her Broadway debut tonight, September 30 and Jones will make his Broadway debut on tomorrow, October 1. Produced by Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions, THE LION KING officially opened on November 13, 1997 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The production moved in its entirety, including all 52-cast members and the entire 24-member orchestra, from the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 4, 2006, and began performances nine days later at its current home, the Minskoff Theatre on June 13, 2006. The move followed the completion of custom renovations to accommodate the Tony Award-winning production.

Disney's THE LION KING, San Diego's most eagerly awaited stage production ever, will leap onto the Civic Theatre stage from Tuesday, October 13 to Sunday, November 8. Press opening night is Thursday, October 15 at 7:30PM. This engagement is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris and Las Vegas.

Casting has been announced for the San Diego engagement of Disney's THE LION KING. San Diego's most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the Civic Theatre stage from Tuesday, October 13 to Sunday, November 8.